XI—The Doctor Takes a Hand
第十一章-医生来帮忙
The Days Went By happily for the boxcar children.
车厢里的孩子们日子过得很快乐。
They found more treasures in the dump, and Henry worked every day for Dr. Moore.
他们在垃圾场找到了更多宝贝，亨利则每天为摩尔医生干活。
One noon Henry came home with some new stockings for Benny.
一天中午，亨利带着给本尼的新长袜回到了家。
Benny was very happy about them and made everyone admire them.
本尼对新袜子爱不释手，让每个人都来欣赏一番。
And when Jessie looked at the new stockings, she had a happy thought.
杰西看着新袜子时，萌生了一个愉快的念头。
She carefully washed Benny’s old stockings and hung them up to dry.
她仔细洗净了本尼的旧袜子，挂起来晾干。
That afternoon she and Violet sat down, with the workbag between them, to make a bear for Benny.
那天下午，她和维奥莱特坐下来，中间放着针线包，准备给本尼缝制一只小熊。
“You must make a tail, too, Jessie,” begged Benny, watching her put on the arms and legs and head.
“杰西，你一定还得做个尾巴，”本尼恳求道，眼睛盯着她缝上胳膊、腿和脑袋。
“Bears don’t have tails,” said Jessie. “Your old bear didn’t have a tail.”
“熊是没有尾巴的，”杰西说，“你以前那只小熊就没有尾巴。”
“But this bear must have a tail,” replied Benny, knowing that Jessie would put on two tails if he asked her to.
“但这只熊必须有尾巴，”本尼回答，他心里清楚，只要他开口，杰西就算缝两条尾巴也愿意。
“What kind of tail?” asked Jessie at last.
“想要什么样的尾巴？”杰西终于问道。
“Long and thin,” said Benny happily, “so I can pull it.”
“又细又长的，”本尼开心地说，“这样我就可以拽着玩了。”
“Benny!” cried Jessie, laughing.
“本尼！”杰西笑着喊道。
But she made a tail, long and thin, just as Benny had ordered.
不过她还是按本尼的要求，缝了一条又细又长的尾巴。
“What’s his name, Jessie?” asked Benny, when at last the bear was handed over to him.
“它叫什么名字呀，杰西？”当小熊终于交到手上时，本尼问道。
“I haven’t thought about a name,” replied Jessie. “Why don’t you think up a nice name for him?”
“我还没想好名字呢，”杰西回答，“你为什么不自己给它起个好听的名字？”
“Well, you made him out of my old stockings. Let’s name him Stockings.”
“嗯，你是用我的旧袜子做的它，我们就叫它‘袜子’吧。”
“All right, Stockings it is,” agreed Jessie, trying not to laugh.
“好吧，就叫‘袜子’，”杰西忍着笑同意了。
And from that day on, the bear’s name was Stockings as long as he lived.
从那天起，这只小熊在世期间就一直叫“袜子”。
And he lived to be a very old bear, indeed.
它确实活了很久，成了一只很老的小熊。
One afternoon Jessie saw how long Benny’s hair was getting, and she cut it with Violet’s scissors.
一天下午，杰西发现本尼的头发长得太长了，便用维奥莱特的剪刀给他剪了剪。
Benny stood quietly while she did it.
剪发的时候，本尼乖乖地站着不动。
But while his sisters were getting supper, he said to himself, “Jessie cut my hair. I’ll get Violet’s scissors and cut Watch’s hair. He will look better.”
但在姐姐们准备晚饭时，他暗自琢磨：“杰西给我剪了头发，我也拿维奥莱特的剪刀给沃奇剪剪毛，它肯定会更好看。”
He found Violet’s scissors and made Watch lie down on its side.
他找来维奥莱特的剪刀，让沃奇侧身躺下。
Then he began to cut the hair off.
接着便开始动手剪毛。
Benny said, “Good dog, Watch. You are Jessie’s dog, and so I will cut a J in your hair. Hold still now.”
本尼说道：“乖狗狗沃奇，你是杰西的狗，所以我要在你身上剪个字母J。现在别动哦。”
Watch lay still, and Benny began to cut a J. It was not a very good J, but it looked a little like one.
沃奇静静地躺着，本尼开始剪起了J。虽然剪得不太像，但多少有点J的样子。
Soon Benny had cut off all the hair on one side, with a J in the middle.
很快，本尼就把沃奇一侧的毛全剃光了，中间留了个J字。
He stood admiring his work, and just then Jessie came to see what he was doing.
他正站着欣赏自己的杰作时，杰西恰好过来看他在干什么。
“Benny!” she cried. “What are you doing?” Then she began to laugh.
“本尼！”她叫道，“你在搞什么鬼？”随即忍不住笑了起来。
“Oh, Violet, come and see!” she called. “Watch looks so funny.”
“噢，维奥莱特，快来看啊！”她喊道，“沃奇看起来太滑稽了。”
Jessie laughed and laughed until she almost cried. Violet laughed until she did cry.
杰西笑得前仰后合，眼泪都快出来了；维奥莱特更是笑得真的流出了眼泪。
Then she could not stop crying. She cried and cried.
可后来她却停不下来了，哭个不停。
At last Jessie made up her mind that Violet was really sick.
最后杰西断定维奥莱特是真的生病了。
“You must go to bed, Violet,” she said.
“你得去床上躺着，维奥莱特，”她说。
She helped her carefully into the boxcar and put pine needles all around her and under her.
她小心翼翼地把妹妹扶进车厢，在她身下和四周铺满了松针。
Then she wet a handkerchief in the cold water of the brook and laid it on her little sister’s hot head.
然后她在溪水中浸湿了一块手帕，敷在妹妹滚烫的额头上。
“I wish Henry would come home!” said Jessie. “What shall we do?”
“真希望亨利快点回来！”杰西说，“我们该怎么办才好？”
When Henry came at last, he looked at Violet and said that maybe she had a cold. “Maybe she sat too long by the brook,” he said.
亨利终于回来了，他看了看维奥莱特，说她可能是感冒了。“也许她在小溪边坐得太久了，”他说。
“If Violet is very sick, she ought to go to the hospital,” said Jessie.
“如果维奥莱特病得很重，就该送去医院，”杰西说。
“Yes, I know that,” said Henry. “And we don’t want her to go to a hospital if we can help it. We should have to tell her name.”
“是啊，我知道，”亨利说，“但只要有一线希望，我们就不想让她去医院，因为那样就得说出她的真名实姓。”
“Yes,” said Jessie. “Then Grandfather could find us.”
“没错，”杰西说，“那样的话爷爷就能找到我们了。”
The two older children sat up with Violet. They put cold water on her head.
两个大孩子守在维奥莱特身边彻夜未眠，不断用冷水给她降温。
But after dark Violet shook all over, and Jessie was frightened.
但天黑之后，维奥莱特浑身颤抖不止，把杰西吓坏了。
She covered Violet all over with pine needles, but still she shook. They could not get her warm.
她用松针把维奥莱特裹得严严实实，可她依然抖个不停，怎么也无法让她暖和起来。
“I’m going to get Dr. Moore,” said Henry. “I’m afraid Violet is very sick.”
“我去请摩尔医生，”亨利说，“恐怕维奥莱特病得不轻。”
Then Henry started to run. He ran even faster than he had run in the race.
于是亨利拔腿就跑，跑得比比赛时还要快。
Down the hill into the town he ran, until he came to Dr. Moore’s house.
他一路冲下山坡跑进镇里，直到抵达摩尔医生的家。
“Please come!” he cried. “Violet is very sick!”
“请您快去一趟！”他喊道，“维奥莱特病得很重！”
The doctor said, “Come and get into my car.”
医生说：“快上车吧。”
He did not ask Henry which way to go, but the car went up the right road.
他没问亨利该往哪走，车子却径直驶上了正确的道路。
When they came to the woods, he said to Henry, “Stay here in the car.”
到了树林边，他对亨利说：“你在车里等着。”
He ran alone up the hill to the boxcar. It seemed like magic that he knew where to go.
他独自一人跑上山坡奔向车厢，仿佛有魔力般精准地找到了地方。
When Dr. Moore came back, he was carrying Violet in his arms.
摩尔医生回来时，怀里抱着维奥莱特。
Jessie and Benny and Watch came, too. They all got into the car.
杰西、本尼和沃奇也跟了过来，大家一起上了车。
“Are you going to take her to a hospital?” asked Henry.
“您是要把她送去医院吗？”亨利问。
“No,” said Dr. Moore. “I’m taking her to my house.”
“不，”摩尔医生说，“我要带她回我家。”
When they stopped at last, Dr. Moore carried Violet into the house and said to his mother, “Violet is very sick. We must put her to bed.”
车终于停下后，摩尔医生把维奥莱特抱进屋里，对母亲说：“维奥莱特病得很重，我们必须让她卧床休息。”
Mrs. Moore hurried around, opening beds and bringing pillows, and Mary came from the kitchen with hot-water bottles.
摩尔太太忙前忙后，铺好床铺拿来枕头；玛丽也从厨房端来了热水袋。
After awhile Violet began to get warm.
过了一会儿，维奥莱特的身子渐渐暖和了起来。
Then Mrs. Moore came to get the other children. “You must stay here all night,” she said.
随后摩尔太太过来安顿其他几个孩子：“你们今晚就住在这儿吧。”
She gave Henry and Benny a big bed, and Jessie slept in a little one.
她安排亨利和本尼睡一张大床，杰西睡一张小床。
But Violet was so sick that the doctor did not go to bed all night. He would not leave her.
但维奥莱特病情严重，医生整夜都没有合眼，寸步不离地守着她。
He sat by her side until ten o’clock in the morning.
他在床边一直坐到上午十点。
Before ten o’clock a man came to see the doctor. Mary told him he could wait. So he sat down in the living-room.
不到十点，一位先生前来拜访医生。玛丽让他稍等片刻，他便在客厅坐了下来。
Soon Benny came in.
不一会儿，本尼走了进来。
“Where is the doctor?” asked the man, crossly.
“医生在哪儿？”那人没好气地问。
“He is up in Violet’s room,” answered Benny.
“他在楼上维奥莱特的房间里，”本尼答道。
“This means five thousand dollars to him if he will come down,” said the man.
“如果他肯下楼见我，我愿意付五千美元，”那人说。
“Oh, he can’t come now,” said Benny.
“噢，他现在没法下来，”本尼说。
“What do you mean, boy?” asked the man. “What is he doing?”
“你这话什么意思，孩子？”那人问，“他在忙什么？”
“He’s taking care of my sister Violet,” said Benny. “She is sick.”
“他在照顾我妹妹维奥莱特，”本尼说，“她生病了。”
“And you mean he wouldn’t leave her even if I gave him five thousand dollars?” asked the man.
“你的意思是，就算我给五千美元，他也不肯离开她？”那人追问。
“Yes,” answered Benny. “That’s what I mean.”
“是的，”本尼回答，“我就是这个意思。”
Then the man said, “You see, I have lost a little boy, and I think the doctor knows where he is. My little boy is just about as old as you are.”
这时那人说道：“你知道吗，我走失了一个小孙子，我觉得医生知道他在哪儿。我的小孙子和你的年纪差不多大。”
“Well, if you don’t find him, maybe you can have me,” remarked Benny. “I like you.”
“嗯，如果您找不到他，也许可以认我做孙子，”本尼说道，“我很喜欢您。”
“You do?” cried the man. “Come and get up in my lap.”
“真的吗？”那人激动地喊道，“快来坐到我的膝盖上。”
Benny climbed into the man’s lap. “Have you got a dog?” he asked.
本尼爬到了那人的腿上，问道：“您养狗吗？”
“No,” said the man. “He is dead now. But you can see him in my watch. Here it is.”
“没有，”那人说，“我的狗已经去世了。不过你可以在我的怀表上看到它的照片，瞧，就在这儿。”
Benny looked at the dog. “He looks like a very good dog,” he said. “I have a dog, too. His name is Watch.”
本尼看了看表上的狗，说道：“它看起来是只好狗。我也有一只狗，名叫沃奇。”
Just then Watch came in with Dr. Moore.
就在这时，沃奇跟着摩尔医生走了进来。
“Good morning,” said Dr. Moore. “Benny, you can go and play with Watch.”
“早上好，”摩尔医生说，“本尼，你去跟沃奇玩吧。”
Benny ran out, and the man said, “Dr. Moore, where are my grandchildren?”
本尼跑了出去，那人随即问道：“摩尔医生，我的孙辈们在哪里？”
“That little boy is one of them,” said Dr. Moore quietly.
“刚才那个小男孩就是其中之一，”摩尔医生平静地说。
“That beautiful little boy!” said the man.
“那个漂亮的小男孩！”那人感叹道。
“Yes,” said Dr. Moore. “They are all good children. But they are afraid of you. They are afraid you will find them.”
“是啊，”摩尔医生说，“他们都是好孩子。但他们害怕您，生怕被您找到。”
“How do you know that?” asked the man.
“你怎么知道的？”那人问。
“They have changed their name,” said the doctor. He looked at the man in a queer way. “The big boy changed his name on Field Day. You saw him then.”
“他们改了名字，”医生说，并用一种异样的眼神看着那人，“那个大男孩在运动会上改了名，您当时还见过他。”
“I saw him? What did he change his name to?” asked the man.
“我见过他？他改成了什么名字？”那人急切地问。
“Henry James,” said the doctor.
“亨利·詹姆斯，”医生说。
“The running boy!” cried the man. “The boy who won the free-for-all! I liked that boy. So I am his grandfather.”
“那个赛跑的男孩！”那人惊呼道，“那个赢得全能赛的冠军！我当时就很喜欢那孩子。原来我就是他的亲爷爷啊！”
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